Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate P2 P278-MG-70KY Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop vs Acer Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-73AH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop

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  • 139specifications compared
  • 40differ
  • 99identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor model
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-70KY Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:i7-6500U
    • Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-73AH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:i7-6700HQ
  • Processor cores
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-70KY Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:2
    • Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-73AH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:4
  • Processor threads
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-70KY Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:4
    • Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-73AH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-70KY Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:3.1 GHz
    • Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-73AH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:3.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-70KY Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:2.5 GHz
    • Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-73AH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:2.6 GHz
  • System bus rate
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-70KY Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:4 GT/s
    • Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-73AH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:8 GT/s
  • Processor cache
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-70KY Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:4 MB
    • Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-73AH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:6 MB
  • Processor socket
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-70KY Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
    • Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-73AH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:BGA 1440

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158 specifications
Displayidentical
Panel typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIPS
Processor15 differ
Processor modelDiffersi7-6500Ui7-6700HQ
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
System bus rateDiffers4 GT/s8 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers4 MB6 MB
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1356 (Socket B2)BGA 1440
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-6500 Mobile seriesIntel Core i7-6700 Mobile series
Bus typeDiffersOPIDMI3
SteppingDiffersD1R0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs15 W45 W
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one2.6 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one25 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-downDiffers7.5 W35 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one0.8 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers1216
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x4, 4x11x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3L-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB2.25 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWDVD Super Multi
Number of SSDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 GB
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® 940MNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 520Intel® HD Graphics 530
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.74 GB1.7 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers300 MHz350 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers19160x191B
Number of discrete graphics cards installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Audio1 differ
Number of built-in speakersDiffers24
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityDiffers01
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 ProfessionalWindows 10 Home
Processor special features3 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers8819488967
Processor codeDiffersSR2EZSR2FQ
Processor package sizeDiffers42 X 24 mm42 x 28 mm
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers43
Battery capacityDiffers2520 mAh4870 mAh
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers90 W135 W
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers281.9 mm296 mm
HeightDiffers31.7 mm25 mm
Height (front)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5 cm
Height (rear)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5 cm
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for oneEnterprise, Small BusinessUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HM170
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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